Key point: The FTC report also suggests patent applicants have built-in incentives to be as vague as possible, so that they can later claim broad patent coverage. It’s axiomatic that often times analysis of bottlenecks (in all fields) can be effective when a review is narrowed to just looking at misplaced or poorly performing incentives and disincentives. If this were turned on its head, so that “if you didn't specifically list it, it isn't covered,” how would that impact the system, at least going forward?